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ZDNet has attempted to contact every rental firm and car manufacturer mentioned in the report. The Information Commissioner's Office told ZDNet that it is aware of the report and "will be considering whether the issues raised need to be looked at further." In addition, we are also currently working on a campaign to educate consumers about syncing phones to the rental vehicle," a spokesperson said. "To try and address this issue, we are proactively looking at different options to develop technology and procedures that could assist with wiping this infotainment data. "Furthermore, Sixt would like to point out that a customer can decide at any time which data he/she wants to release in the vehicle and can delete it at any time."Įnterprise Holdings said they're trying to help customers keep their data safe and secure. With regard to the new regulations in the coming year, Sixt will of course ensure that they are fully complied with. In an email to ZDNet, a Sixt spokesperson said: "The rental of Sixt complies with the current legal regulations regarding data protection. In response to the research, a Zipcar spokesperson told ZDNet: "At Zipcar we treat the security of our members' personal data seriously and are putting the necessary safety measures in place that will ensure we are ready for the GDPR regulations coming into force in May 2018." "A lot of thinking needs to go on by both rental firms and car manufacturers about how they manage data and the duty of care they have to their customers." But they also need to do it themselves: the onus shouldn't be left on the customers - in the same way a car is cleaned, the data should be wiped," said Privacy International's Graham Wood. "What needs to happen immediately is that car rental and car sharing schemes need to completely review how they approach this data and to provide very clear instructions to drivers. "As this is a rental company fleet vehicle, Nissan does not have access to or control of a vehicle to carry out such reset after each rental customer and would expect the customer or rental company to carry out any necessary resets," the company said in a statement. When approached to offer comment on the situation, Nissan said it was up to the car hire company or the customer to clear data, and that as manufacturer, Nissan doesn't have access to the internal systems of a car which isn't fully internet-connected.
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Privacy International notes that while some cars appear to give the drivers the ability to perform a 'factory reset' of the car, in some instances the option is difficult to locate and is also not clear on what data will be deleted.
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People don't realise that if you're driving with friends and one connects their Bluetooth to the car, you're actually responsible for drawing their attention to the terms of conditions - and no one would do that," said Graham Wood. "They lacked any form of detail, any form of clarity, and the text was so small.
